Mark Sherman and Albert Bielinko comment on the future of CVC
Month: January 2017
Rise of venture partnerships and strategies for success
Key takeaways explored include greater opportunities for corporate venture programs that adopt best practices for partnering venture capitalists and supporting entrepreneurs
What to do with $2.2 trillion
“Investment leaders are calling for greater consideration of options for future proofing organisations”
How global networking can boost the local ecosystem
Erik Vermeulen gives advice to startups on how to select which region is most suited to their innovative new business.
Keep your eyes on the road
Tracy Isacke, managing director at Silicon Valley Bank, discusses her key predictions for 2017
Transport sector hails a ride
Sector focus: Transport
Echoing a healthcare vision
Kaloyan Andonov spoke to Matthew Karls, partner at the recently launched Echo Health Ventures, a combined venturing unit of Cambia Health Solutions and Mosaic Health Solutions, the venturing subsidiary of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina
A year of corporate venturing
A look back at the big corporate venturing stories of 2016
Venture team plans to exploit its new-found autonomy
Andrew Gaule talks to Ulrich Quay, managing director of BMW i Ventures
The big opportunities in 2017
What will be the big opportunities in 2017? Results from our corporate venturing survey of industry leaders.
Farmlogs harvests $22m
Naspers has led a series C round for Farmlogs, a data analytics technology producer focused on agriculture, bringing its overall funding to $37m.
Professionalism after the golden age
The start of a new year always brings hope, especially to an innovation capital ecosystem that feeds on optimism. But with US president-elect Donald Trump selecting fellow billionaires and investment bank Goldman Sachs alumni to his team, Europe fracturing under divergent member state aims and Russian pressure, and Asia grappling with China’s crackdown under President… Continue reading Professionalism after the golden age
Zoho puts $10m into startup funding
The cloud software provider has reportedly invested nearly $10m in a total of five startups, including Zentron Labs and VTitan.
Shenxing recognises Fosun for $14m round
Fosun’s Kinzon Capital subsidiary has co-led the series A round closed by facial recognition technology developer Shenxing Tech.